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CAS # 68-12-2 DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE

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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
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Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: YES Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO IARC: NO OSHA: NO

Health Hazards Acute And Chronic: INHALATION: FATAL, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. SKIN: IRRITATION, FATAL, RAPID ABSORPTION. INGESTION: FATAL, NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.

Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE

Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: INHALATION: FATAL, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. SKIN: IRRITATION, DERMATITIS. EYE: IRRITATION, FATAL, RAPID ABSORPTION. INGESTION: FATAL, NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITAT ION.

Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: LIVER DISORDERS

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FIRST AID
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INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. INDUCE VOMITING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. SKIN/EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 1 5 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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Flash Point Text: 136F

Auto Ignition Temperature Text: 

Lower Limits: 2.2% Upper Limits: 15.2%

Extinguishing Media: USE WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CO2

Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK.

Unusal Fire/Explosion Hazard: VAPORS MAY FLOW ALONG SURFACES TO DISTANCT IGNITION SOURCES/FLASHBACK. CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. FLAMMABLE/COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.

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RELEASE MEASURES
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Spill Release Procedures: SHUTT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING OR FLAMES IN AREA. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO W/O RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP W/SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTILBE ABSORBENT MATERIAL/PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent: N/K

Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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HANDLING AND STORAGE
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KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED, FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA OR CABINET. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.

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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
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Respiratory Protection: REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEED TLV. AT >TLV, A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation: USE MECHANICAL (GENERAL) OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP <TLV.
Protective Gloves: BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection: SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Equipment: UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT
Work Hygenic Practices: UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT
Supplemental Safety & Health: N/K

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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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Boiling Point: 
307F
Melting/Freezing Point: 
-77F
Decomposition Temp: 
N/K
Vapor Pressure: 2.6 Vapor Density: 2.5
Specific Gravity: 0.95
PH: 8.0
Viscosity: N/P
Evaporation Rate & Reference: (BU AC = 1): <1
Solubility in Water: COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor: CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID, AMMONIA ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume: 100%
Corrosion Rate: N/K

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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Conditions to Avoid: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION, MOISTURE
Materials to Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS/HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS/ACITIVE HALOGEN COMPOUNDS/STRONG ACIDS/TRIETHYLALUMINUM, ACID CHLORIDES
Hazardous Decomposition Products: AMINES, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CO, CO2
Hazardous Polymerization Products: NO
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization: N/K

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TOXICOLOGICAL
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N/P

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ECOLOGICAL
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N/P

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DISPOSAL
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DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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TRANSPORTATION
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N/P

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REGULATORY
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SARA Title III: N/P
Federal Regulatory: N/P
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OTHER
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